| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | A Glimpse of the Past | [1] |
| II. | A Buffalo and a Bear | [9] |
| III. | Dave and the Indian | [18] |
| IV. | Taken by Surprise | [28] |
| V. | The Flight to the River | [37] |
| VI. | Back to the Fort | [46] |
| VII. | The Start for the East | [56] |
| VIII. | The Massacre of a Pack-Train | [65] |
| IX. | Under the Cliff | [75] |
| X. | Barringford as a Scout | [85] |
| XI. | In Which White Buffalo Appears | [95] |
| XII. | Home Once More | [105] |
| XIII. | An Old Enemy Appears | [115] |
| XIV. | A Fight with a Wolverine | [125] |
| XV. | Wolves, and a Snowstorm | [135] |
| XVI. | Saved by a Windstorm | [145] |
| XVII. | The Journey to the Trading Post | [155] |
| XVIII. | Running into a Trap | [164] |
| XIX. | The Shooting Contest | [174] |
| XX. | Another Long Journey | [184] |
| XXI. | A New Move | [194] |
| XXII. | A Fight among Wild Beasts | [204] |
| XXIII. | The Rescue of the Stranger | [214] |
| XXIV. | Snowbound on the Trail | [225] |
| XXV. | Crushing News | [234] |
| XXVI. | By Way of the Tunnel | [244] |
| XXVII. | Holding the Trading Post | [254] |
| XXVIII. | In Which a Battering Ram Is Used | [264] |
| XXIX. | From Enemies to Friends | [274] |
| XXX. | For Life or Death | [285] |
| XXXI. | Days of Peace—Conclusion | [297] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| The battle was now on in all its fury (page 287) | [Frontispiece] |
| PAGE. | |
|---|---|
| Both were now getting ready to renew the contest | [15] |
| He glanced up, saw his dire peril, and let himself drop | [49] |
| “Boka must kill both before either awakens,” murmured the Indian | [77] |
| “I think we had better take turns watching,” said Henry | [147] |
| “A bull’s-eye for Henry Morris!” | [176] |
| The old frontiersman swept through the opening | [258] |
| Bevoir pitched headlong into the smoldering campfire | [298] |
TRAIL AND TRADING POST
CHAPTER I
A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST
“If we can only get that buffalo, Henry, it will be a feather in our cap.”
“Right you are, Dave. But the animal may be miles and miles away by this time. As you know, they can run a long distance when they are frightened.”
“Oh, yes, I know that well enough,” answered Dave Morris, as he rested for a moment on the paddle he had been using. “I haven’t forgotten the buffalo that once knocked our tent flat and ran away.”
“And I haven’t forgotten how I went after him and nearly lost my life tumbling over the rocks and down the big hill,” added Henry. “I can tell you, I don’t want another such experience!”
“Do you think the buffalo went around the head of the lake?”